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The solid-state battery race is heating up. Factorial Energy, a Massachusetts-based start-up, plans to go public in mid-2026. The listing will provide $100 million in capital to advance its battery ...

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Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027. By Jack Ewing Factorial Energy, which is developing advanced ...

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Factorial Inc. (Factorial), an industry leader in solid-state battery technology, today announced the shipment of its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone ...

Semi-solid-state battery cells engineered by Factorial Energy complete successful validation test with automaker Stellantis. Factorial's FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology) battery cells ...